BioethxChat
March 17, 2014
Sneak Preview: topics for upcoming chat
T1: What does #PinkRibbon symbolize to BC community? Is symbol helping/hurting progress towards more effective #CancerResearch? #bioethx
T2a: Should companies b able 2 keep GeneticData relating to BC in private databases? Halt advancements? Increase patient privacy? #bioethx
T2b: What info/explanations should be incl when asking InformedConsent to use patient's genetic info for DataMining? #bioethx
T3: What are the ethical concerns around allowing for #CompassionateUse of a drug, like PARP Inhb, not yet approved by the FDA? #bioethx
T4a: What do breasts mean to u (both men & women)? To society? Just another body part? How affect views on mastectomy? #bioethx
T4b: In what ways is BreastCancer a feminist issue? How does feminism help/hurt progress in understanding science/economics of BC? #bioethx
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For more info on this subject, check out:
1. WHO: Breast Self-Examination- How To Guide
2. Supreme Court Strikes Down BRCA Gene Patent
3. Cancer Treatment for BRCA Related Cancers
4. Supreme Court declines to hear 'boobies' bracelet case
5. Breast Cancer: Body Image Concerns
6. Breast Cancer Care: Body Image After Breast Cancer Video
7. Reclaiming the Female Breast
8. Why the Angelina Effect Is at Odds With New Guidelines
9. National Cancer Institute: Breast Cancer
10. PGD, BRCA, & the difference between Diseases & Risk Factors: “The lamps are going out”
11. Blog: Brave Bosom- Life From a Previvor's Perspective
12. Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer
13. Myriad Genetics’ Latest Attempt to Maintain Its Monopoly on Our Genes Rejected
14. Where's the Feminism in the Awareness?